Editor's note:
It is the longest highway in China, stretching from Kanas, Xinjiang in the north to Dongxing, Guangxi in the south, passing through Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan and Guangxi, and when fully completed, it covers a total length of 10,065 kilometers. This is the highest road in the world, crossing the world-famous Kunlun, Gundes, Himalayas...
This is the highway with the strongest national characteristics, Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Mongolians, Hui, Russians, Tibetans, Dulong, Dai, Jingpo, Zhuang, Jing... Dozens of ethnic groups live along the road.
It's a thrilling highway, rushing down the Altai Mountains, through snowy mountains, grasslands, deserts, glaciers, rainforests and finally the blue sea.
This is National Highway 219!
Starting from March 29th, we ran along National Highway 219 from the snowy mountains to the sea, recording the magnificent scenery of the motherland and telling the story of China in the new era.
On March 29, the reporting team set off from the starting point of the G219 National Highway in Kanas, Xinjiang, and began a long journey that stretched for tens of thousands of miles and lasted for several months - rushing down the G219 National Highway from the Altai Mountains, through snow-capped mountains, grasslands, deserts, glaciers, tropical rainforests, and towards the blue sea.
On August 14, the reporting team arrived in Dongxing, Guangxi.
↑G219 National Highway Memorial Square and Monument in Dongxing, Guangxi (taken on August 14).
At this point, the reporting team of "National Highway Trip from Snowy Mountains to the Sea" arrived at the end of G219 National Highway, and also arrived at the blue sea!
On the Golden Beach in Dongxing, the reporting team witnessed the magical picture of the rising sun and the rainbow dancing together ↓
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For more than 4 months, along the G219 national highway, the reporting team not only recorded colorful national customs and magnificent scenery, but also witnessed the touching stories of the new era and new journey that are happening along the way: guarding the border, the "Belt and Road", rural revitalization, ethnic unity, economic development, ecological protection, cultural inheritance... Using the G219 National Highway as the line, these sparkling stories are strung together to create a real and dazzling pearl necklace.
Click on the video below to see this dazzling pearl necklace↓
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In fact, not only the G219 national highway - each road is a beautiful silk thread, these silk threads, connecting countless beautiful pearls, weaving them, is a beautiful picture of contemporary China.
Planner: Chen Guojun, Zheng Wei
Coordinator: Fei Maohua, Zhou Daqing, Liu Jinhai
Reporters: Fei Maohua, Zhou Hua, Zhang Ailin, Li Mengxin, Jiang Wenyao, Hu Chao, Chen Xinbo, Lu Shuai, Xu Jiayi, Cui Wen, Jigme Dorji, Shao Zedong, Li Xiang, Zhao Ge, Faye Wong, Yang Zhisen
New media editors: Lin Liping, Zhou Daqing, Cai Xiangxin, Cheng Tingting, Lu Ye